Attachment for couches.



J. A. PERRY.

ATTACHMENT FOR GOUGHES.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.14, 1907.

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JAMES A. PERRY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ATTACHMENT FOR coucrms' No. 899,431. I

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 22, 1908.

Application filed December 14, 1907. Serial No. 406,425.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs A. PERRY, citi-' zen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Couches,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an attachment for couches, and the objectsthereof are, first, to provide a collapsible attachment adapted forremovable engagement with. one end of a couch or bed; and, second, theprovision of a comparatively inexpensive head or foot piece detachablyconnected to a couch or bed.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists in thenovel features and in the combination and arrangement of partshereinafter more specifically described,

illustrated in the drawings and more particularly pointed out in theclaims hereunto ap ended. n describing the invention in detail,reference is had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification wherein like numerals of reference indicate correspondingparts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of one end of a sanitary couch with my attachmentremovably secured thereto. plan view showing the four members partlyadvanced to collapsed position. Fig. 3 is a detail view ofa hinge withone portion removed. Fig. 4 is a transverse section through one of thehinges. Fig. 5 is a top plan of a modified form of attachment.

One embodiment of my invention is described. as follows: For the purposeof providing a detachable head or foot, or both,

of a couch or bed, and the further purpose of afiording an attachmentwhich Wlll occupy small space when not in use on the couch or bed, Iemploy a structure composed preferably of four members, center members 11 and 12 and two side members 13, each of somewhat artistic outline, thefour members hinged or otherwise secured together in a manner to becollapsible when not in position on the couch. The numeral 7 denotes theangle iron frame at one end of a couch, and 8 the side leaves, held inopen position by brace 9. The hinges 14 may be of any suit- Fig. 2 is atop able or desired construction that will permit a hinged or swingingmovement of one memberrelatively to the adjacent member. I have shown ahinge composed of two parts, which partly embrace the adjacent portionsof two members, and which are provided With internal grooves 18 toreceive the annular rings or-beads 17 fixed to the members which carrythem, and are secured together by screws. As shown by dotted line on theangle iron 7, the lower ends of the center members 11 and 12,and on theouter lower end of the members 13, is provided a spring clasp 15. Themembers 11, 12 and 13 consist preferably of a length of steel wireformed in a suitable design with theends of members 11 and 12, and theouter lower ends of 13 bent to form U-shaped spring clasps forengagement with the angle iron as shown in Fig. 1. For the purpose'ofengaging and holding the side members 13 in folded position I providewhat is termed spring slips 16.

For the purpose of uniting the collapsible feature of my improvementwith a rigid center or the end piece composed of members 11 and 12, Ihave shown a modified form in Fig. 5. The modification consists inmaking the center one of the three hinges 14 sufficiently tight toprevent movement of member 11 or 12 in the hinge. The lower outer endsof members 11 and 12 are bent laterally to avoid the position ofhelical. springs 10.

In 0 eration, to remove the attachment from t e-couch shown in Fig. 1,the spring clasps are disengaged from the angle iron, the members 13swing to fold upon the center members 11 and 12 and then the lattermembers folded o positely upon each other, and the colla se attachmentset aside or laid away. en desired for use again the manner of itsapplication to the couch is apparent. I

I do not limit my invention to the exact construction shown in theforegoing illustration and description of the referred form in which ithas been embodied Having thus fully described my invention, what I claimas new, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is

1. In a couch, an attachment comprising center members secured togetherand lateral members hinged to the center members, and means fordetachable engagement With the body of the couch.

2. In a couch, an attachment comprising center members hinged together,a lateral member hinged to each center member, each member having one ormore spring clasps for removable engagement with one end of a Witnessesv S. ELRA IiELLOGG NATHAN L. BLAOKMAN.

